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Originally Posted by jimbuna
With my card issuer they now have a system where you ring a number and advise them the dates and location you will be if it's out of your normal work/travel area.
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this is a great idea and i wish more would do it (perhaps i just dont know about such a number)
i also thought it would be a good idea to authorize only specific lists of businesses able to charge your card.
for example:
you have a list of 10 places like so:
1. Outback Steak Houses
2. WalMarts
3. Taco Bells
4. Ace Hardware Stores
5. Lowe's Stores
6. Home Depot Stores
7. Olive Garden Restaurants
8. Dentist (a specific one)
9. Doctor (a specific one)
10. Gas Stations (specific brands)
this way when someone shows up using your card at some Swedish Bus Line you have never heard of - and is most certainly not on your list... the card automatically declines. if you had to add a business to the list it would authorize it if you dialed a phone number or went to a web site and added the busienss.
also thought that perhaps any ATM transactions outside of specified postal codes would automatically decline unless you call the number on the card and verify identity and add that postal code.